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Month: January 2015

Movie Scenes In The Library!

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I’m thinking of movies with key scenes that were set in a library.  Can you come up with others?

Ghostbusters (1984) – The beginning of the movies has a female specter wrecking havoc on an old card catalog
Breakfast Club (1985) – School detention is held in the library
The Day After Tomorrow(2004) – Survivors of a world disaster take refuge in the New York Public Library
 
Gone With The Wind(1939) – Scarlett first meets Rhett in the home library when she flings a porcelain piece at the departing Ashley
The Librarian(2004) – Where else would the world’s mysterious treasures be kept.  Noah Wylie stars.
The Music Man(1961) – Marion the Librarian gets a bit flustered when the town’s high schoolers kick up their heels in her building.
Desk Set (1957) – Tracy and Hepburn film that shows us the future and is about the head of the research department at a TV network and an absent-minded computer genius.
 Scott Handville, Assistant Library Director

TWEENS, TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS

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The library moved their YA books from the stage of the children’s room to its current location on the main floor near the adult books several years ago.  Librarians have differing opinions for what constitutes a YA title.  Is it sexual content, language, drug use, or otherwise more mature topics.  Should YA be suggested for high school students or middle schoolers? Ultimately, of course, the reader must decide for themselves what they are comfortable being exposed to.  

Sometimes it is difficult for library staff to know where to shelve these books.  Do books about the horror of the Holocaust & slavery belong in the children’s room or in the YA section?  How about books about bulimia, anorexia, suicide, self mutilation, cyber bullying, alcoholism, drug abuse or war?  Where do these books belong?  Again, so much depends on the maturity & life experiences of the reader.
Too much labeling, YA or otherwise is counterproductive to getting the “right” books into a reader’s hands.  Few ten year olds are interested in a title specifying it’s for 5-7 year olds.  Similarly, some 12 year olds, which many library and bookstores consider to be YA, are not ready for more mature content.
There is always cross over between YA and children’s books, however our YA section is slanted toward high school aged students.
The Gardiner Public Library encourages children to use all areas of the library and does not limit any decisions.  This is clearly a child/parent choice.
Wherever a book is shelved, be confident that it has received a professional review from one of our sources & has been deemed worthy of being added to the collection. 

Elisabeth Ogilvie – A Poem From The Shelves

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Poetry from the shelves!  The following poem uses only titles by Maine author, Elisabeth Ogilvie.
Enjoy!
The Fabulous Year
The Day Before Winter
When The Music Stopped
The Young Islanders
The Silent Ones
Weep And Know Why
The Road To Nowhere
Where The Lost Aprils Are
There May Be Heaven
The World Of Jennie G.
Call Home The Heart
Jennie About To Be
The Dreaming Swimmer
The Face Of Innocence
Image Of A Lover
A Dancer In Yellow
The Dawning Of The Day
Strawberries In The Sea
High Tide At Noon
Ceiling Of Amber
Waters On A Starry Night
A Theme For Reason
An Answer In The Tide
Beautiful Girl
Turn Around Twice
The Seasons Hereafter